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2 Interest Rates Our goal in this chapter is to discuss the many different interest rates that are commonly reported in the financial press. We will also: Find out how different interest rates are calculated and quoted, and Discuss theories of what determines interest rates. 9-2

3 U.S. Interest Rate History,

4 Money Market Interest Rates 9-4

5 Money Market Rates, I. Prime rate - The basic interest rate on short-term loans that the largest commercial banks charge to their most creditworthy corporate customers. Bellwether rate - Interest rate that serves as a leader or as a leading indicator of future trends, e.g. inflation. Federal funds rate - Interest rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans of $1 million or more. Discount rate - The interest rate that the Fed offers to commercial banks for overnight reserve loans. 9-5

6 Money Market Rates, II. Call money rate - The interest rate brokerage firms pay for call money loans from banks. This rate is used as the basis for customer rates on margin loans. Commercial paper - Short-term, unsecured debt issued by the largest corporations. Certificate of deposit (CD) - Large-denomination deposits of $100,000 or more at commercial banks for a specified term. Banker s acceptance - A postdated check on which a bank has guaranteed payment. Commonly used to finance international trade transactions. 9-6

7 Money Market Rates, III. Eurodollars - U.S. dollar denominated deposits in banks outside the United States. London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) - Interest rate that international banks charge one another for overnight Eurodollar loans. U.S. Treasury bill (T-bill) - A short-term U.S. government debt instrument issued by the U.S. Treasury. 9-7

9 The Bank Discount Basis The Bank Discount Basis is a method of quoting interest rates on money market instruments. It is commonly used for T-bills and banker s acceptances. The formula is: Current Price Days tomaturity = Face Value x 1 x Discount Yield 360 Note that we use 360 days in a year in this (and many other) money market formula. The term discount yield here simply refers to the quoted interest rate. 9-9

10 Example: Calculating a Price Using a Bank Discount Rate Suppose a banker s acceptance that will be paid is 90 days has a face value of $1,000,000. If the discount yield is 5%, what is the current price of the banker s acceptance? Current Price = Face Value Days tomaturity Discount yield = $1,000, = $1,000,000 ( ) = $987,

11 Treasury Bill Quotes in The Wall Street Journal 9-11

12 Treasury Bill Prices, September 6, 2005 Figure 9.3 shows a T-bill that expires February 9, It has 155 days to maturity. The bid discount is 3.52 (you use this to calculate the bid price, i.e., the price you will receive for the T-bill). Prices are quoted for $1,000,000 face values. Current T - bill Price = Face Value 1 Days to maturity 360 Discount yield = $1,000, = $1,000,000 = $984, ( ) Verify that the ask price is $984,

13 Bond Equivalent Yields Bond Equivalent Yields (BEY) are another way to quote an interest rate. You can convert a bank discount yield to a bond equivalent yield using this formula: BEY = x Discount yield Days to maturity x Discount yield Note that this formula is correct only for maturities of six months or less. Moreover, if February 29 occurs within the next 12 months, use 366 days. 9-13

14 Example I: Bond Equivalent Yield Figure 9.3 shows a T-bill that expires February 9, It has 155 days to maturity. The bid discount is What is the Bond Equivalent (bid) Yield? BEY = x Discount yield Days to maturity x Discount yield BEY = Remember to multiply before you subtract. = , or about 3.62%. 9-14

15 Example II: Calculating T-bill Prices Using Bond Equivalent Yield We can calculate a Treasury bill asking price using the asked yield, which is a bond equivalent yield. Look at Figure 9.3 for the T-bill that expires on February 9, It has 155 days to maturity. The ask yield is Face Value Bill Ask Price = 1+ Bond Equivalend Yield Days to Maturity / 365 $1,000,000 = /365 = $1,000, = $984, Note: The bill s ask price differs from a previous slide by about $14 due to rounding of the reported asked yield. It s really % (verify using the BEY formula) 9-15

16 More Ways to Quote Interest Rates Simple interest basis - Another method to quote interest rates. Calculated just like annual percentage rates (APRs). Used for CDs. The bond equivalent yield on a T-bill with less than six months to maturity is also an APR. An APR understates the true interest rate, which is usually called the effective annual rate (EAR). 9-16

17 Example: The BEY on a T-bill is Really Just an APR Earlier, using the bid discount rate, we calculated a bid price for a 155-day T-bill to be $984, At maturity, this T-bill will be worth $1,000,000. You will earn $15, of interest on an investment of $984, over 155 days, a percentage return of %. In a 365-day year, there are 365/155 = periods of 155 days in length times is %. This is the bond equivalent (bid) yield that we calculated before. Note: The Wall Street Journal rounds ask yields 2 decimal places. 9-17

18 Converting APRs to EARs In general, if we let m be the number of periods in a year, an APR can be converted to an EAR as follows: APR 1 + EAR = 1 + m m EARs are sometimes called effective annual yields, effective yields, or annualized yields. 9-18

19 Example I: What is the EAR of this T-bill s BEY (aka APR)? 1 + EAR = 1 + APR m m 1 + EAR = = = so, the EAR= %. Note that when interest rates are low, the APR will be close to the EAR. 9-19

21 Using Excel to Calculate T-bill Prices and Yields Treasury Bill Price and Yield Calculations A Treasury bill traded on February 23, 2005 pays $100 on May 15, Assuming a discount rate of 4.25 percent, what are its price and bond equivalent yield? Hint: Use the Excel functions TBILLPRICE and TBILLEQ. #NAME? =TBILLPRICE("2/23/2005","5/15/2005",0.0425) #NAME? =TBILLEQ("2/23/2005","5/15/2005",0.0425) What is the effective annual rate (EAR) on this T-bill? Hint: Use the Excel function EFFECT. #NAME? =EFFECT(B10,12) 9-21

22 Rates and Yields on Fixed-Income Securities Fixed-income securities include long-term debt contracts from a wide variety of issuers: The U.S. government, Real estate purchases (mortgage debt), Corporations, and Municipal governments When issued, fixed-income securities have a maturity of greater than one year. When issued, money market securities have a maturity of less than one year. 9-22

23 The Treasury Yield Curve The Treasury yield curve is a plot of Treasury yields against maturities. It is fundamental to bond market analysis, because it represents the interest rates for default-free lending across the maturity spectrum. 9-23

24 Example: The Treasury Yield Curve 9-24

25 Yield Comparisons 9-25

26 The Term Structure of Interest Rates, I. The term structure of interest rates is the relationship between time to maturity and the interest rates for default-free, pure discount instruments. The term structure is sometimes called the zero-coupon yield curve to distinguish it from the Treasury yield curve, which is based on coupon bonds. 9-26

27 The Term Structure of Interest Rates, II. The term structure can be seen by examining yields on U.S. Treasury STRIPS. STRIPS are pure discount instruments created by stripping the coupons and principal payments of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds into separate parts,which are then sold separately. The term STRIPS stands for Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities. 9-27

28 U.S. Treasury STRIPS An asked yield for a U.S. Treasury STRIP is an APR, calculated as two times the true semiannual rate. Recall: Present value = Future value ( 1 + r) N Therefore, for STRIPS: M is the number of years to maturity. STRIPS Price = Face Value ( ) 1 + YTM 2M

29 U.S. Treasury STRIPS 9-29

30 Example: Pricing U.S. Treasury STRIPS, I. Let s verify the price of the August 2015 Strip. The ask quote is 66:08, or $ The ask YTM is 4.18%. Matures in about 10 years from the time of the quote. STRIPS Price = Face Value 100 ( ) 2M YTM ( ) = = 100 ( ) = = $ Close (considering the two-decimal rounding of the ask YTM). 9-30

34 Nominal versus Real Interest Rates The Fisher Hypothesis asserts that the general level of nominal interest rates follows the general level of inflation. According to the Fisher hypothesis, interest rates are, on average, higher than the rate of inflation. 9-34

35 Inflation Rates and T-bill Rates 9-35

36 Traditional Theories of the Term Structure Expectations Theory: The term structure of interest rates reflects financial market beliefs about future interest rates. Market Segmentation Theory: Debt markets are segmented by maturity, so interest rates for various maturities are determined separately in each segment. Maturity Preference Theory: Long-term interest rates contain a maturity premium necessary to induce lenders into making longer term loans. 9-36

37 Problems with Traditional Theories Expectations Theory The term structure is almost always upward sloping, but interest rates have not always risen. It is often the case that the term structure turns down at very long maturities. Maturity Preference Theory The U.S. government borrows much more heavily short-term than long-term. Many of the biggest buyers of fixed-income securities, such as pension funds, have a strong preference for long maturities. 9-37

38 Problems with Traditional Theories Market Segmentation Theory The U.S. government borrows at all maturities. Many institutional investors, such as mutual funds, are more than willing to move maturities to obtain more favorable rates. There are bond trading operations that exist just to exploit perceived premiums, even very small ones. 9-38

41 Modern Term Structure Theory, III. The previous equation showed the component of interest rates on default-free bonds that trade in a liquid market. Not all bonds do. Therefore, a liquidity premium (LP) and a default premium (DP) must be added to the previous equation: NI = RI + IP + RP + LP + DP 9-41

42 Useful Internet Sites (for the latest money market rates) (the General Motors Acceptance Corp.) (General Electric Capital) (learn more about LIBOR) (price and yield data for U.S. Treasuries) (information on fixed income securities) (current U.S. Treasury rates) (view a living yield curve ) (one of three mortgage security websites) (one of three mortgage security websites) (one of three mortgage security websites) (information on STRIPS, and other U.S. debt) 9-42

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